Marinade for Grilled Vegetables

Great marinade for grilled vegetables, courtesy of AllRecipes.

 Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Vegetables: I've used this on zucchinis, red peppers, red onions and potatoes

Directions:
Whisk olive oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Toss vegetables in soy sauce marinade. Marinate for about 45 minutes.

Rose Sangia

Amazing sangria using Rose wine, courtesy of (ironically enough due to my personal feelings toward the herb...) The Cilantropist.

Ingredients:
1 large orange
2 ripe yellow peaches
About 2 cups strawberries
About 1 cup raspberries
1/4-1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup triple sec
1/4 cup citron vodka
1 bottle Rose wine
1 1/2 cups ginger ale

Directions:
First wash all the fruits well. Then cut the orange in half, and cut the halves into slices. Next thinly slice the peaches (slice around the peach to divide into quarters, then pull each quarter away from the pit to slice again), hull and quarter the strawberries, and leave the raspberries whole. Place all the fruits in a large bowl, and add the sugar, triple sec, and vodka. Mix the fruit well, pressing it down in the bowl so it is mostly covered by the sugar/alcohol mixture. Soak the fruit, mixing occasionally, for at least 1 hour, but if you can soak it for 2-3 hours it will be even better.

To mix up the sangria, add the bottle of Rose wine, and the ginger ale to a large bowl, then stir in the fruit and alcohol. (Or if you have a drink dispenser, you can just add everything in there and swirl it around.) Mix well, and chill before serving. If you like, serve with ice, in glasses garnished with orange slices or fresh raspberries.